The text mentions the planned laying of a plaque with the fallen in the battles "in defence of Silesia" in the Karviná Town Hall. It describes the speech of Z. Kobiela, the unveiling of the plaque itself and the speech by I. Galocz (Source: "Dziennik Polski", Czeski Cieszyn 1939, R: 6, no. 31, p. 1, after: Silesian Digital Library).

A modernised reading of the text

Karviná in homage to its heroes.

On Sunday morning, a beautiful and moving ceremony was held in Karviná to unveil a memorial plaque in honour of the town's inhabitants who had died fighting for the independence of Poland and Těšín Silesia. Punctually at 11 a.m., in the vestibule of the Karviná Town Hall, decorated with national flags, where the plaque is placed, flagbearers of miners, falcons, scouts and veterans, representatives of Polish organisations and associations, representatives of the town and a large crowd of spectators lined up.

At the beginning of the ceremony the Government Commissioner of Karviná, Mr Rudolf Zdzislav Kobiela, made a beautiful speech in which he stated, among other things, that Karviná was already honouring the memory of its fallen sons for the second time. The first time Karviná experienced such a ceremony was at the time of the unveiling of the monument to the fallen in the World War, and now it is paying tribute to those who died for Poland in the Carpathian Mountains, near Lviv, wherever Polish legionaries fought, and to those who died defending Karviná from the Czechs.

This plaque shows the names of the underage boys, women and old miners who took up arms at the decisive moment. The sacrifice they all made was great, but not in vain. If there had been no Legionary Deed, there would have been no independent Poland; if it had not been for the blood shed in Silesia, Karviná would never have become part of the Polish Republic. Today, we honour the memory of those who died, who with their blood sacrifice said that Karviná has always been Polish and will always remain Polish, with a feeling of great pride and gratitude.

After Commissioner Kobiela's speech, those gathered observed a few minutes of silence in memory of the fallen heroes, after which the orchestra played the funeral march. In turn, to the sound of the national anthem, the ceremonial unveiling of the memorial plaque took place, which contains 56 names of the fallen, including those of two women and two 15-year-old boys, murdered by the Czechs. On behalf of the citizens of the city of Karviná, the floor was taken by Mr Izydor Galocz, who paid tribute to the mothers of the fallen heroes, emphasising the great service they had rendered to the Polish cause by losing their sons.

After the orchestra played the "First Brigade", the crowds of people marched in huddle in front of the memorial plaque. It was a touching sight to see the families of the fallen, whose names appear on the plaque, pass by weeping as they read out the names of their dearest ones. Tribute was also paid to the fallen heroes of Karviná by the Union of Former Polish Army Volunteers, represented by 70 members who held their first constitutional meeting shortly before the ceremony.